The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-06
or INTEREST TO WOMEN.
Boston Artists Decision-lIow Cooking Is
Taught for the Red Haired Sisterhood.
Prepared for the indianapolis Journal.


A Sensible Woman's Way
The complaint is made OF women in business
and the professions that they are not thorough;
that while they are quick 10 acquire informa-
ton, their knowledge is too apt to be superficial.
and not of a character to aid in their advance
ment The explanation probably lies in the
fact that the duties of the woman in ordinary
family lite multifarious; her attention can
not be directed to ono thing for any length of
time, and though after many years of practice
she becomes proficient in several branches of
domestic labor. she is apt, even them to be less
skillful in any department than one who has
made that variety of work her special calling
The busy housewife, for instance, may be
good needlewoman, but she is less expert than
the seamstress whose time has been entirely de-
voted to stitching In the case of women whose
work lies in their own homes, this diversity of
occupation is no drawback to their we'll
but rather the reverse. It is the women who
must depend upon their talents for livelihood.
who should avoid scattering" and concentrate
their efforts. A Boston artist touches the diff
Guilty, and her views as transcribed by a writer
in the Advertiser, of that city, given below
Men do have an infinitely easier time in this world
than women" said my friend. the artist we sat to-
gether in her little. northlighted studio. oughtn
to complain. because / have much easier life than
most women who earn their own living 1have learned
not to bother myself about dozen interests beside
my painting. concentrate my energies on my work,
and earn more money, have more leisure and keep
myself in better health and spirits than if tried to oc-
cupy myself with dozen and one things besides my
regular duties.
but some people say woman oughtn't to do that;
that dwarfs her nature and all that, If she absoros
herself IN any one pursuit.
1t doesn't dwarf my nature, and I'm not Response,
used to try not to be specialist. tried to Go my
| own sewing, and got i'll, sitting over. sewing ma
chine cuttingtable at times when ought to have
been resting exercising in the open air. l know
| that when girl very little money, and has
others beside herself to for at least to help II
| often seems as though she must spend her extra
strength and often draw her capital of reserved
forces to and plan often at hours when she ought
to be fast asleep But am sure that that sort Of
thing is good deal more dwaring than any amount
OF absorption in pursuit.
People on the other side would say that you
dwarfed already that you can't see how abnormal it il
| for woman not to sew.
Nonsense: am free. hate read -made things as
much anybody earth, but won't be the slave Of
my tastes Positively. I feel sense of joyousnes.
when get fairly nice white petticoat, and Other
things and take them home and spread them out ant
think of the hours and hours of precious time have
| saved from making them. And I'm thankful, too
that I'm emancipated from the makingoyer mania
never try to do over dress myself go boldly t
| my dressmaker and say This old skirt must be made
| into new one. If she rebels-and she always does
do not finch and go off ignobly and get cloth for
| new dress tlAt L can aHofd: neiCner 90 Try Y
| wrestle with the problem myself. l only begin, L
you don't wish to do my work, and she always relont
and makes it over.
| "Oh. know that earn few dollars more tina,
girls who won't try to be independent in this matter
| but do believe that need to learn how t.
specialize. Every intelligent woman who earns he
own living ought to do what she does well that sh
won't have to do forty other things to help hersel
! along"
| But what about the poor girls who earn barrel
| enough to keep from starvingg"
That's out Of the question. mean artists, an
writer's and teachers. the best paid ssleswomen an
/ girls. )